Czech Republic and coal

The Czech Republic, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) "was self sufficient in coal production and, in 2008, coal-fueled powerplants accounted for about 61% of all electricity generated in the Czech Republic. About 6.7 Mt of bituminous coal and 1.2 Mt of brown coal were exported in 2007 (the latest year for which data were available)".

Coal mining
The USGS reported that:


 * In 2008, the coal mining company OKD merged its CSA and Lazy Mines into one mine known as the Karvina coal mine, which it planned would produce approximately 12.5 million metric tons per year (Mt/yr);


 * The Czech Coal Group has two coal mining subsidiaries Litvinovska uhelna, which operates the CSA coal mine while its other subsidiary, Vrsanska uhelna a.s. which operates the Sverma coal mine and the Vrsany coal mine.


 * The USGS reports that production of the CSA Mine operates at approximately 5.2 million tonnes a year and is scheduled to in approximately 2020. However, it notes that "the Czech Coal Group claimed that if restrictions are lifted, the mine could operate until at least 2061. The expansion of the mine would require the relocation of the residents of Cernice and Horni Jirentin." The USGS also reports that the Vrsany coal mine has current production rates of about 7.9 Mt/yr and is "expected to be able to continue operations until 2052."


 * Severoceske doly a.s.’s Nastup Tusimice coal mine produced approximately 12.8 million tonnes of coal and its Bilina coal mine produced approximately 9.7 Mt in 2008. The USGS stated that the company "expected the Nastup Tusimice Mine to continue operations until 2035, and based on changes to mining limits enacted in 2008, the Bilina Mine would not end operations until between 2035 and 2037, although the mine life could be extended if mining restrictions are altered further."


 * Sokolovska uhelna a.s. expected extraction at the Jiri coal mine to end in approximately 2027 and the Druzba coal mine to end in approximately 2030. The combined output of the mines is approximately 9.7 million tonnes a year.

Coal-fired power stations financed by international public investment institutions
Coal-fired power stations financed by international public investment institutions include:
 * Kladno power station

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Global use and production of coal
 * International Information on Coal

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